Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Trojan Battery Company is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. This position will provide you with the opportunity to partner with a dynamic and analytical group who set a high bar for innovation and success in a high-growth environment. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you would like to help, this is your chance to make history.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for determining how key functions in a process are identified, defined & controlled
• Troubleshoot areas for quality and manufacturing efficiency improvement.
• Improve capability through statistically screening variables that have the greatest impact to our process
• Provide process and operations support and input to cross functional teams.
• Ensure that Lean manufacturing principles apply for waste removal and ergonomics within all aspects of system, lines, and cells design, familiar with Tack Times, SMED, Poke Yoke, Kan-Bans, Kaizen, 6S, A3, TPM, etc.
• Capable to improve all Production Machines Corrective, Preventive and Predictive Maintenance improvements as needed
• Determine costs, vendor selection, and accurate implementation.
• Retain responsibility for all project expenditures and ensure assigned projects are delivered on time and on budget.
• Responsible for compliance and maintaining and adhering to local and federal regulations within system design
• Establish a safe and ergonomically correct work environment
• Prepare engineering documents including, Process Flow Diagram, pFMEA, Standard Operation Sheets, Job Element Sheets, and related time studies, cost estimates, line and cell balancing, standard operation sheets, capital expense requests, project schedules, design specifications, equipment specifications, and construction specifications

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• 4-year degree required, in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical and or Electro-Mechanical Engineer preferred
• Technical degree in engineering preferred.
• 3 years of formal technical training in the areas of equipment and equipment operation technology – Work experience may be substitute for formal training.
• Solid knowledge base in battery manufacturing processes, preferably lead-acid batteries
• Strong project management skill set
• Proactive, ability to think in an overall business and financial manner
• Motivated self-starter who can manage multiple tasks
• Be able to work under pressure and as business needs
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications, AutoCAD, and statistical software
• Proficient technical writer
• Ability